Nagtipon kami sa tabing dagat upang mag jamming. Si Ethan ang naka-isip ng ideyang 'yon. Nag check-in naman si Yael upang dito nalang daw kami magpalipas ng gabi. Sumang-ayon naman ang mga kasama ko kaya pumayag nalang din ako.
"May gitara akong dala. Teka kunin ko" pagpapa-alam ni Ethan.
Tahimik lang akong nakamasid sa dagat. Ang ganda rito, ang sarap sa pakiramdam lalo na 'pag gabi. Sobrang peaceful.
Agad din namang nakadating si Ethan, bitbit niya ang gitara niya. "Masakit kamay ko, kagagaling ko lang sa band kagabi. Sino gustong mag gitara?" Tanong ni Ethan saamin.
"Si Sean nalang" suhestiyon ni Gina. "Rinig ko siyang tumugtog ng gitara noong college, eh"
Tumango silang lahat doon. Wala namang choice si Sean kundi kunin ang gitara. Nag start na siyang mag strum habang si Ethan naman ay napapasayaw, napailing nalang ako sa itsura niya.
Napaisip nalang ako bigla.
Siguro ang ganda ng bonding nina kuya noon. Ang akala ko ay lima lang silang magbabarkada, hindi ko inakalang anim pala sila. Noong 3rd year high school sila ay lumipat si Ethan ng school, it means, 1st year Highschool palang ako that time kaya hindi ko siya naabutan.
I met you in the dark, you lit me up
You made me feel as though I was enough
We danced the night away, we drank too much
I held your hair back when
You were throwing up
When Ethan sang, I couldn't help but stare at him because he has such a beautiful voice! No wonder he's in the band; he's really talented!
Para kaming estudyante kung mag bonding. Napangiti nalang ako.
Sana nandito ka, kuya. Ikaw lang kulang sa inyong mag to-tropa.
Then you smiled over your shoulder
For a minute, I was stone-cold sober
I pulled you closer to my chest
And you asked me to stay over
I said, I already told ya
I think that you should get some rest
Sean was the one who sang. I just stared at him in disbelief because I didn't expect him to have a hidden talent. Throughout our time together, I never heard him sing. Parang... parang bumalik ako sa college life. Parang kung titingnan mo siya ay para siyang nanghaharana.
Nag mag-chorus na ay napatingin naman ako kay Miguel dahil siya ang sumunod na kumanta.
I knew I loved you then
But you'd never know
'Cause I played it cool when I was scared of letting go
I know I needed you
But I never showed
But I wanna stay with you until we're grey and old
Just say you won't let go
Just say you won't let go
We all sang together for the next set of lyrics until it ended. We laughed together because of the unknown reason.
"Ganito ang bonding," ani Gina, "ang saya niyo pala kasama. Sana mas maaga ko kayong naging close, lalo na ikaw," aniya sabay turo kay Ethan.
Ethan smirked. "Sabi ko na nga ba, dapat hindi nalang ako lumipat ng school. Baka lahat kayo nahulog sa 'kin" pagmamayabang niya.
"Feeling" komento ko at natawa siya roon.
Sean suddenly started strumming the guitar again. I didn't know what song could match his strumming, but I still sang along. Everyone's eyes were on me.
Especially for you
I want to let you know what I was
Going through
All the time we were apart I thought
Of you
You were in my heart
My love never changed
I still feel the same
